Topic: OT: Battlestar Galactica miniseries boycott

[Captain KoraH]

I'm emploring everyone I know to boycott every product advertised during the new BSG miniseries that will air on the Sci-Fi channel in December. I know a lot of you who read this forum are also fans of BSG, and there is a nationwide campaign to boycott products advertised during the show to show the makers that raping a show and showing total disregard for it's fans won't make you any money. Thanks for your consideration. Please tell everyone you know about the boycott.  

[Komodo]

Interesting...First I've heard of them finally doing something after all the rumours. I'm not one for boycotts, but elaborate please...

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[David Ferrell]

I agree with the boycott myself.  What the Sci-Fi channel has done is
an abomination and a rip-off of the Battlestar name.

The series DVD will be out soon and I will vote for that with my wallet.

Thanks,

Dave

[TalonClaw]

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I agree with the boycott myself.  What the Sci-Fi channel has done is
an abomination and a rip-off of the Battlestar name.

The series DVD will be out soon and I will vote for that with my wallet.

Thanks,

Dave  

I'll be voting for the original with my wallet as well.  I've been waiting for a long time to get the whole series on DVD.  

IMO the new BSG should have been called something else because BSG it is not.

[David Ferrell]

Edward James Olmos speaks out on the new BSG:

http://www.kansascity.com/mld/kansascity/entertainment/6274118.htm

Summary, if you liked the original, don't watch the new one.

Thanks,

Dave

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[David Ferrell]

I want a show that is *reasonably* faithful to the original.

Not Cylons that look human (shoot the one in the trailer looks like
a cosmo cover girl).

Starbuck and Boomer not to be women.  Fine have women warriors,
but don't change the gender, of arguably, the star of the show.

There are more, but that would be a good start.

DM I suggest you familarize yourself with the changes so you know
what your talking about.

Thanks,

Dave

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[David Ferrell]

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[David Ferrell]

Who is the new BSG aimed at (from http://www.cylon.org/bsg2003/remake-review-01.html ):

To understand the new Battlestar Galactica series you have to understand who this production is meant for, or rather, who its not for.  If you are under the age of 12, over the age of 25, or have spent more than 72 hours in any military service, this production might not hold much appeal for you.  If you have strong conservative views, heart-felt religious views, or consider yourself a loyal fan of the original Battlestar Galactica then this show may offend you.  If you're between the ages of 13-24, like MTV-level displays of sex and flashy screen tricks and don't really think through the subliminal implications of storylines, you'll probably enjoy this production quite a bit.

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Certainly not my cup of tea.

Thanks,

Dave  

[Dogmatix!]

I'll be quite comfortable watching the new BSG as a stand-alone source of entertainment.  Will I consider it to be a worthy redux of the original?  Likely not...


Do I think myself a hateful individual worthy of derision for choosing to watch it?  Of course not.

[Strafer]

Ah.

Been given the BayWatch spin to it... probably with a dash of Raw is War.

Count me out in advance. This is making Enterprise sound good.

[Mog]

I'll watch it if it makes it over to the UK. Oh, and I'm almost 39 and I really enjoyed Firefly, yet I've heard it's cancelled after one season?

[Dogmatix!]

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I'll watch it if it makes it over to the UK. Oh, and I'm almost 39 and I really enjoyed Firefly, yet I've heard it's cancelled after one season?  

Ayep.  I was bummed.  I actually only got to see a coupel of the episodes, but I enjoyed the pilot quite a bit.  That show had proimise.


 

[SFC Bennie]

My emotional attachment to the original is limited - it was  cheezy at the best of times - but I don't see why they're making these changes. Starbuck's gender was never a problem with the series.

Scott Bennie  

[CptCastrin]

Sorry but for my part I will probably watch it. And I'll be watching it for the same reasons I watched the original ... it's scifi and it's being done with cutting edge FXs.

The settings and stories will probably only barely resemble the original and I for one won't miss that much. The acting was often cheezy and BSG ranked below Space1999 in my list of the best SciFi TV shows ever. But it's main problem was it was riding coat tails as soooo many scifi series did. Though the effects were great (even though they "reused" models from other movies and shows) the script writting was at times awful. But then it was only around for what ... 2 seasons? 1? Kind of says something.

The new BSG will not be made for those that remember the old BSG, I'll agree to that. But I say ... cool! SciFi is about shaking things up a bit and looking into the "future" and staying rooted to the "old BSG" is counter to that. Maybe the new one will suck, but maybe it will transend the old because it breaks new ground (a la ST:TNG) ... who knows.

In either case I'll be keeping an open mind.

   

[Mr. Hypergol]

 

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 maybe it will transend the old because it breaks new ground (a la ST:TNG) ... who knows.

Ahhh but as I said above, ST:TNG didn't replace the original Star Trek....it built upon it.  There's a big difference here.

I do agree that Space 1999 was awesome.  Now that would be a great show to "continue"........  

[Mentat Jon]

my 2 cents,ill watch  BSG  on the sci-fi channel,just to see what new spin they put on it.


are they selling that new BSG on VHS,not all of us have those new fangled DVD  players  

[Jim]

Hrm... if I see it on, I will watch it.  I really liked the original... I wish they could have found Earth, though... (not counting the stupid series they made where they found Earth... that one should have never been made)...

Oh well...

Jim